HISTORY
BOWL
HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 1932 Rose Bowl
1935 Sugar Bowl
SOUTHERN CAL 21 TULANE 12
TULANE 20 TEMPLE 14
Jan. 1, 1932 • 75,562 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 1935 • 22,026 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, La.
Coach Bernie Bierman’s fabulous 1931 team took an 11-0 record and an 18-game winning streak to Pasadena for the battle between the nation’s two top-ranked teams. USC scored first, as Ray Sparling went in on a six-yard reverse. Johnny Baker converted, and the Trojans led 7-0 at halftime. Ernie Pinckert broke the Green Wave’s heart in the third quarter when he raced 28 yards to paydirt on the reverse and less than a minute later, after a Tulane fumble, Pinckert again went 28 yards on the reverse to make it 21-0, Southern Cal. Tulane came right back with a 75-yard drive capped by a pass from Don Zimmerman to Vernon Haynes to make it 21-6. The Wave missed two more scoring opportunities until Jerry Dalrymple recovered a fumble on the USC 35. Five plays later, bare-headed Wop Glover, who gained 139 yards that day, plunged three yards for the TD. The count stood at 21-12 with the Trojans hanging on for dear life, but time ran out on Tulane.
The first Sugar Bowl game in history matched Coach Ted Cox’s SEC co-champions with Pop Warner’s Temple team. Warner’s club came out roaring with two first-half touchdowns to throw a scare into the hometown folks. In the first quarter, fullback Dave Smukler passed to Daniel Testa, and in the second stanza, Smuckler ran it in himself as the Owls went on top, 14-0. But after the second Temple TD, lightning struck. The ensuing kickoff floated down to Johnny McDaniel at the 10. McDaniel, moving laterally, crossed paths with Monk Simons at the 15, and “Little Monk” took off 85 yards down the sidelines to ignite Tulane’s comeback. Barney Mintz kicked the point to make it 14-7 at halftime. Dick Hardy made a great catch of Bucky Bryan’s TD pass in the third quarter to tie the score, and in the final quarter, Hardy gathered in a deflected pass from Mintz and went 25 yards to sew it up. Tulane had won the inaugural Sugar Bowl Classic to send 22,026 fans home happy.
Game Summary
Game Summary
USC - Ray Sparling 5 run (Johnny Baker kick) USC - Ernie Pinckert 28 run (Baker kick) USC - Pinckert 28 run (Baker kick) TU - Vernon Haynes 7 pass from Don Zimmerman (kick blocked) TU - Wop Glover 3 run (pass failed)
Tem - Daniel Tester 7 pass from Dave Smukler (Smukler kick) Tem - Smukler 3 run (Smukler kick) TU - Monk Simons 85 kickoff return (Barney Mintz kick) TU - Dick Hardy 11 pass from Bucky Bryan (Mintz kick) TU - Hardy 25 pass from Mintz (kick failed)
Tulane Southern Cal
First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalty Yards
0 0 6 6 — 12 0 7 14 0 — 21
Tulane 17 290 51 341 5-21-0 3-2 30
USC 9 198 20 218 1-6-0 2-2 20
Temple Tulane
7 7 0 0 — 14 0 7 13 0 — 20
Temple 13 60-182 19 201 3-13-1 2-1 2-7
First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Tulane 10 42-140 88 228 8-16-1 3-2 2-20
ALL-TIME BOWL RESULTS (6-7) YR 1931 1934 1939 1970 1973 1979 1980
BOWL Rose Sugar Sugar Liberty Astro-Bluebonnet Liberty Hall of Fame
SITE Pasadena, Calif. New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La. Memphis, Tenn. Houston, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala.
OPP. USC Temple Texas A&M Colorado Houston Penn State Arkansas
SCORE L, 21-12 W, 20-14 L, 14-13 W, 17-3 L, 47-7 L, 9-6 L, 34-15
YR 1987 1998 2002 2013 2018 2019
BOWL Independence Liberty Hawaii New Orleans Cure Bowl Armed Forces
SITE Shreveport, La. Memphis, Tenn. Honolulu, Hawaii New Orleans, La. Orlando, Fla. Fort Worth, Texas
OPP. Washington BYU Hawaii ULL ULL Southern Miss
SCORE L, 24-12 W, 41-27 W, 36-28 L, 24-21 W, 41-24 W, 30-13
HISTORY
1940 Sugar Bowl
1970 Liberty Bowl
TEXAS A&M 14 TULANE 13
TULANE 17 COLORADO 3
Jan. 1, 1940 • 73,000 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
Dec. 12, 1970 • 44,640 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.
Coach Red Dawson’s 1939 team came within a point of upending Texas A&M’s national champions. A&M drove to the Tulane one-yard line early in the game, but the Wave held. After Tulane punted out, the Aggies drove again, and this time John Kimbrough plunged one yard for the score. Tulane bounced back in the third quarter when Bobby Kellogg grabbed a quick kick and raced 75 yards to tie it, 7-7. In the fourth period, Tulane’s Pete Mandich recovered an Aggie fumble on the A&M 32. Monette Butler, Fred Cassibry, and Harry Hays worked it into the two. Butler went in from there and Tulane was on top 13-7, but Herbie Smith blocked the extra point. Late in the game, A&M drove 69 yards to cut short Tulane’s hopes for an upset. Walemon Price passed to Smith, who lateraled to Kimbrough. The big fullback went in for an 18-yard scoring play. Price then kicked the decisive extra point.
A two-touchdown underdog to mighty Colorado, Tulane celebrated its first bowl trip in 31 years by pulling off the biggest upset of the 1970 bowl season. Coach Jim Pittman’s fired-up Green Wave drew first blood when linebacker Rick Kingrea’s 44yard interception return set up a 19-yard field goal by Lee Gibson. Colorado countered with a 32-yard field goal in the second period to tie it 3-3 at halftime. David Abercrombie raced the second half kickoff back 66 yards to the Colorado 30 as some 8,000 Tulane fans who made the trip went wild. Runs of 16 and 13 yards by fullback Bob Marshall brought the football to the one, and Abercrombie took it over on a short plunge. Quarterback Mike Walker guided a 57-yard drive on Tulane’s first possession of the fourth quarter, and a tough defense made that 17-3 advantage stand up. The Colorado offense that averaged 422.9 yards and 30.6 points in the regular season was held to 175 yards and three points.
Game Summary Game Summary Texas A&M Tulane
7 0 0 7 — 14 0 0 7 6 — 13
A&M - John Kimbrough 1 run (Walemon Price kick) TU - Bobby Kellogg 75 punt return (James Thibaut kick) TU - Monette Butler 2 run (kick blocked) A&M - Kimbrough 18 lateral from Herbie Smith (Price kick) First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Pass (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Texas A&M 18 48-244 62 308 8-15-1 2-2 2-30
Colorado Tulane
0 3 0 0 — 3 3 0 7 7 — 17
TU - Lee Gibson 19 FG CU - Haney 32 FG TU - David Abercrombie 2 run (Gibson kick) TU - Abercrombie 4 run (Gibson kick) Tulane 8 53-193 0 193 0-4-0 1-0 2-20
Rushing: (A&M) Kimbrough 25-159 2TD, Price 5-13, Moser 7-33, Pugh 2-8, Connatser 9-31. (TU) Kellogg 8-36, Gloden 8-19, Banker 9-18, Hays 2-23, Butler 10-55 TD, Cassibry 11-42. Passing: (A&M) Price 8-15-1-62. (TU) Kellogg 0-2-0-0, Butler 0-1-0-0, Hays 0-1-0-0. Receiving: (AM) Moser 2-17, Connaster 2-12, Smith 2-14, Thomason 1-14, Sterling 1-5. (TU) None.
First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Colorado 13 57-155 20 175 3-7-1 2-1 52
Rushing: (CU) Arendt 29-65, Tarver 11-54, Walsh 8-26, Keyworth 6-16, Branch 1-4, Brunson 1-(-8), Stearns 1-(-2). (TU) Abercrombie 25-128 2TD, Marshall 13-87, M. Walker 10-(-10), LeBlanc 1-2, Corn 1-4, Lachaussee 2-3. Passing: (CU) Arendt 3-7-1-20. (TU) M. Walker 3-8-1-28, Lachaussee 0-1-0-0. Receiving: (CU) Portos 2-17, Masten 1-3. (TU) Barrios 2-31, Abercrombie 1-(-3).
Tulane 15 52-213 28 241 3-9-1 2-0 39
HISTORY 1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1979 Liberty Bowl
HOUSTON 47 TULANE 7
PENN STATE 9 TULANE 6
Dec. 29, 1973 • 44,358 Houston Astrodome • Houston, Texas
Dec. 22, 1979 • 50,021 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.
On the heels of a 9-2 season, Tulane headed for Houston to lock horns with a highly-touted 10-1 Cougar team. When the Green Wave failed to score after recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff at the Houston 25, the Cougar veer offense went to work. A 75-yard run by Marshall Johnson and short plunges by Leonard Parker gave Houston a 21-0 lead late in the first half. Martin Mitchell then raced back 66 yards with a kickoff for Tulane, and Buddy Gilbert hit Tom Forner with a 32-yard pass to put the Wave back in the game, 21-7. But Houston erupted in the second half, as Donnie McGraw ran for two TDs, quarterback D.C. Nobles ran for one, and David Husmann added one more to make the final count 47-7.
A driving rainstorm throughout the contest quickly turned the game into a defensive struggle. Penn State took the lead 3-0 in the second quarter on a 33-yard field goal by Herb Menhardt. Menhardt added a 27-yard field goal late in the second quarter to push the margin to 6-0 at halftime. That score held throughout the third quarter, but late in the period Tulane quarterback Roch Hontas began to find the passing touch he had displayed all season. He drove the Wave to the PSU eight-yard line where Ed Murray kicked a 26-yard field goal. With time running down Hontas cranked another drive from the TU 27 to the Lion 8, from where Murray tied the score with another 26-yard field goal with 2:40 remaining. The Nittany Lions faced a third-and-two from midfield with less than a minute to play, but converted with a halfback pass to the Tulane 11, and Menhardt kicked a 20-yard field goal for the victory.
Game Summary Game Summary Tulane Houston
0 7 0 0 — 7 7 14 14 12 — 47
UH - Marshall Johnson 75 run (Terrell kick) UH - Leonard Parker 1 run (Terrell kick) UH - Parker 3 run (Terrell kick) TU - Tom Forner 32 pass from Buddy Gilbert (David Falgoust kick) UH - D.C. Nobles 3 run (Terrell kick) UH - Donnie McGraw 1 run (Terrell kick) UH - McGraw 32 run (kick failed) UH - David Husmann 7 run (kick failed) First Downs Rushing (Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Pass (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Tulane 10 43-102 71 173 6-24-4 2-1 4-26
Tulane Penn State
0 0 0 6 — 6 0 6 0 3 — 9
PSU - Herb Menhardt 33 FG PSU - Menhardt 27 FG TU - Eddie Murray 26 FG TU - Murray 26 FG PSU - Menhardt 20 FG
Houston 26 58-402 253 655 12-29-1 6-4 5-55
Rushing: (UH) Johnson 5-114 1TD, McGraw 13-108 2TD, Parker 12-47 2TD. (TU) Bynum 12-40, Treuting 2-27, Hebert 4-24. Passing: (UH) Nobles 8-13-0-201, Husman 4-6-1-52. (TU) S. Foley 4-16-4-32, Gilbert 2-5-0-39. Receiving: (UH) Willingham 3-25, Bassler 1-60, Bogan 1-33. (TU) Forner 1-32 TD, Thibodeaux 2-19 , Garza 1-17 .
First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Pass (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Tulane 10 20-(-8) 210 202 21-39-0 1-0 5-40
Penn State 17 58-242 95 337 6-11-2 2-2 1-5
Rushing: (PSU) Rocco 8-11, Guman 3-11, Suhey 19-112, Moore 13-49, Warner 14-57, Coles 1-2. (TU) Hontas 8-(-31), Christian 6-12, Reginelli 4-6, Jones 1-1, Harris 1-4. Passing: (PSU) Rocco 5-10-2-56, Coles 1-1-0-39. (TU) Hontas 21-39-0-210. Receiving: (PSU) Scovill 3-34, Donovan 2-53, Guman 1-8. (TU) Alexis 7-77, Holman 4-47, Anderson 2-29, Reginelli 1-5, Christian 2-(-7), Griffin 3-50, Jones 2-9.
HISTORY 1980 Hall Of Fame Bowl
1987 Independence Bowl
ARKANSAS 34 TULANE 15
WASHINGTON 24 TULANE 12
Dec. 27, 1980 • 30,000 Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala.
Dec. 19, 1987 • 41,683 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, La.
Tulane carried a 7-4 record into the Hall of Fame Bowl against an Arkansas team that had been decimated by injuries during the year. However, the walking wounded returned by game time and the Razorbacks were as good as everyone thought they would be before the season. Arkansas jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead. The Wave defense stood tall in the second half and held the Razorbacks to two field goals, and the offense finally got on track in the final period. The first score by the Wave came on a 62yard pass from Nickie Hall to Marcus Anderson. It marked the first time in school history that the football team went to bowl games in consecutive years.
Tulane carried a 6-5 record into its first bowl appearance in seven years against a 6-4-1 Washington squad. Washington jumped to an early 7-0 lead, but Mitchell Price raced 44 yards on a punt return to tie the score. After the Huskies scored again, Todd Wiggins connected on a 21-yard field goal to make the score 14-10. Washington went on to lead 21-10 at the half, and the only scoring in the second half came on a Husky field goal and a Tulane safety. The game saw Terrence Jones throw for 248 yards and rush for 91. All-America receiver Marc Zeno caught seven passes for 116 yards.
Game Summary Game Summary Arkansas Tulane
14 14 3 3 — 34 0 0 0 15 — 15
UA - Tolbert 1 run (Ordonez kick) UA - Anderson 80 punt return (Ordonez kick) UA - Clyde 9 pass from Jones (Ordonez kick) UA - Anderson 46 run (Ordonez kick) UA - Ordonez 40 FG TU - Marcus Anderson 62 pass from Nickie Hall (Vince Manalla kick) UA - Ordonez 27 FG TU - Robinson 1 run (Hall run) First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Pass (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Arkansas 22 64-383 83 466 5-13-1 0-0 1-19
Washington Tulane
7 14 0 3 — 24 0 10 0 2 — 12
UW - Covington 3 run (Brownlee kick) TU - Mitchell Price 44 punt return (Todd Wiggins kick) UW - Ames 5 pass from Chandler (Brownlee kick) TU - Wiggins 21 FG UW - Franklin 5 pass from Chandler (Brownlee kick) UW - Wyles 41 FG TU - Safety (Conklin kneels in end zone) Tulane 18 31-157 241 398 16-37-2 3-2 3-15
Rushing: (UA) Tolbert 17-73 1TD, Anderson 11-156 1TD, Jones 14-36, Douglas 10-83, Pierce 4-23, Holloway 1-13, Walters 3-21, Mistler 1-1, Rudisall 1-1, Brewer 2-1. (TU) Lewis 5-45, Reginelli 5-8, K. Robinson 6-44 1TD, J. Jones 5-38, Hall 8-4, McCray 2-18. Passing: (UA) Jones 5-13-1-83 1TD. (TU) Hall 16-37-2-241 1TD. Receiving: (UA) Mason 2-15, Clyde 1-9 1TD, Walters 1-36, Holloway 1-23. (TU) Lewis 3-22, Reginelli 3-31, J. Jones 1-8, Holman 4-19, Griffin 2-59, Anderson 2-88 1TD, Franz 1-14.
First Downs Rushing (Att-Yards) Passing Yards Total Offense Pass (Comp-Att-Int) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Washington 22 39-147 249 396 16-32-3 1-0 10-67
Rushing: (UW) Weathersby 14-84, Jenkins 11-44, Chandler 5-23, Covington 4-12 1 TD, Conklin 2-(-3), Lewis 2-(-3), Franklin 1-(-10). (TU) Jones 18-91, Allen 4-26, Pierce 5-13, Hunter 2-5, Adams 3-13, Toney 1-(-17). Passing: (UW) Chandler 15-30-3-234 2TD, Conklin 1-2-0-15. (TU) Jones 17-40-1-246. Receiving: (UW) Weathersby 5-64, Franklin 4-61 1 TD, Slater 2-59, Ames 3-35 1TD, Jenkins 1-15, Lewis 1-15. (TU) Zeno 7-116, Pierce 2-58, McIntosh 3-17, Hunter 2-17, Adams 1-11, Nelson 1-17, Allen 1-18.
Tulane 21 33-131 248 379 17-40-1 2-1 7-73
HISTORY 1998 Liberty Bowl
2002 Hawai’i Bowl
TULANE 41 BYU 27
TULANE 36 HAWAI’I 28
Dec. 31, 1998 • 52,197 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 25, 2002 • 35,513 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawai’i
Tulane capped its first 12-win season in school history with a surprisingly easy 41-27 win over WAC foe BYU in the 40th Anniversary Liberty Bowl. In winning its first bowl game since the 1970 Liberty Bowl, the Green Wave built a 34-6 lead after three quarters against a BYU defense that was fifth nationally during the regular season. QB Shaun King rushed for a game-high 109 yards, mostly on draw plays. King also passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns, including a 60-yard scoring strike to Kerwin Cook early in the second half to stake Tulane to a 27-6 lead. BYU took an early 6-0 lead when Kevin Feterik found Ben Horton in the corner of the endzone for an 11-yard scoring toss. Tulane cut that lead to 6-3 on Brad Palazzo’s 31-yard field goal. On BYU’s next possession, cornerback Michael Jordan stepped in front of a Feterik pass and raced 79 yards untouched down the sideline to give the Green Wave a 10-6 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
Tulane stunned the homestanding Hawai’i Warriors by scoring 26 straight points in the second and third quarters to win the inaugural Hawai’i Bowl, 36-28. Trailing 14-6 at the half, the Green Wave put 20 points on the board to take a 26-14 lead. Return specialist Lynaris Elpheage quickly turned things around for the Wave, taking a punt back 60 yards for Tulane’s first touchdown of the day. After Hawai’i’s next drive stalled, the Warriors again punted to Elpheage. This time, he brought the ball back 56 yards to the 17-yard line. From there, J.P. Losman scored on a oneyard run and added the two-pointer, this time on a rush, to give the Wave a 20-14 lead. The Tulane defense posted eight sacks while holding UH to 66 rushing yards and forcing three turnovers. Losman scored a pair of rushing TDs in addition to his 240 passing yards while Mewelde Moore netted 116 rushing yards. Elpheage was named the game’s MVP after totaling four punt returns for 143 yards and a pair of kickoff returns for 57 yards in addition to six tackles and a pass break-up.
Game Summary Game Summary BYU Tulane
6 0 0 21 — 27 10 10 14 7 — 41
BYU - Horton 11 pass from Feterik (kick failed), 8:49, 1st TU - Brad Palazzo 31 FG, 4:23, 1st TU - Michael Jordan 79 interception return (Palazzo kick), 1:35, 1st TU - Shaun King 3 run (Palazzo kick), 10:18, 2nd TU - Palazzo 23 FG, 0:41, 2nd TU - Kerwin Cook 60 pass from King (Palazzo kick), 13:48, 3rd TU - Jamaican Dartez 13 pass from King (Palazzo kick), 7:27, 3rd BYU - Cupp 3 run (Pochman kick), 11:38, 4th TU - Toney Converse 5 run (Palazzo kick), 9:24, 4th BYU - Cupp 18 pass from Feterik (Pochman kick), 8:06, 4th BYU - Mahe 3 run (Pochman kick), 1:30, 4th First Downs Rushing Att.-Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-I) Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalty-Yards Time of Possession
BYU 20 25-54 267 27-44-1 321 7-33.6 3/0 10-110 28:45
Tulane 28 41-252 276 23-38-0 528 4-41.5 2/0 8-59 31:15
Rushing: (BYU) Mahe 16-70 1TD, Cupp 3-4 1TD, Snowden 1-2, Feterik 5-(-22). (TU) King 16-109 1TD, Converse 18-103 1TD, Dartez 6-28, Franklin 1-12. Passing: (BYU) Feterik 27-44-1-267 2TD; (TU) King 23-38-0-276 2TD. Receiving: (BYU) Horton 6-67 1TD, Sitake 5-77, Mahe 5-30, Cupp 4-30 1TD, Ofahengaue 3-42, Nuno 2-12, Rigell 1-5, Hooks 1-4; (TU) Dawson 6-83, Franklin 6-47, Cook 4-123 1TD, Burnette 3-12, Converse 3-(-2), Dartez 1-13 1TD.
Hawai’i Tulane
7 7 0 14 — 28 0 6 20 10 — 36
UH- Thero Mitchell 1 run (Justin Ayat kick), 10:34, 1st UH- Josh Galeai 2 run (Ayat kick), 8:35, 2nd TU- Seth Marler 22 FG, 5:01, 2nd TU- Marler 37 FG, 2:28, 2nd TU- Lynaris Elpheage 60 punt return (J.P. Losman pass failed), 10:44, 3rd TU- Losman 1 run (Losman rush), 6:17, 3rd TU- Mewelde Moore 25 run (Losman pass failed), 2:16, 3rd UH- Justin Colbert 57 pass from Shawn Withy-Allen (Ayat kick), 13:26, 4th TU- Losman 3 run (D. Davis pass from Losman), 8:54, 4th UH- Colbert 31 pass from Withy-Allen (Ayat kick), 5:12, 4th TU- Team safety, 3:02, 4th Hawai’i First Downs (R-P-Pen) 23 (4-18-1) Rushing Att.-Yards 22-66 Passing Yards 363 Passing (C-A-I) 32-52-1 Plays-Total Offense 74-429 Punts-Avg. 5-53.8 Fumbles/Lost 5/2 Penalty-Yards 12-88 3rd Down Conv. 7-of-16 4th Down Conv. 2-of-2 Time of Possession 28:11
Tulane 25 (8-13-4) 44-144 240 20-39-0 83-384 4-47.0 3/1 6-64 6-of-18 0-of-0 31:49
Rushing: (UH) Mitchell 5-38 TD, Withy-Allen 9-21, West 2-9, Galeai 1-2 TD, Owens 1-0, Chang 4-(-4); (TU) Moore 30-116 TD, Losman 12-21 2TD, Joseph 1-6, Coleman 1-1. Passing: (UH) Withy-Allen 18-31-1-239 2TD, Chang 14-21-0-124; (TU) Losman 20-39-0-240. Receiving: (UH) Colbert 9-158 2TD, Cockheran 9-87, Ilaoa 4-34, Owens 3-12, Komine 2-36, Herbert 2-20, West 1-14, Jackson 1-4, Mitchell 1-(-2); (TU) Moore 6-80, Narcisse 5-64, Bush 3-43, C. Davis 2-28, Hoover 1-20, D. Davis 1-6, Smith 1-0.
HISTORY 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 24 TULANE 21
TULANE 41 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 24
Dec. 21, 2013 • 54,728 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, La.
Dec. 15, 2018 • 19,066 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Fla.
Tulane senior running back Orleans Darkwa scored three touchdowns and was named game MVP, but the Green Wave came up short in its comeback bid and fell 24-21 to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette before a record crowd of 54,728 in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Darkwa finished the game with 83 yards on 16 carries and became the first player on a losing team to receive the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl MVP award. Ryan Grant grabbed seven receptions for 113 yards, while Powell was 10-of-21 for 223 yards and one interception. Junior safety Sam Scofield finished with 10 tackles to lead the Wave, while senior defensive tackle Julius Warmsley and sophomore defensive back Jordan Batiste each recorded a pair of quarterback sacks.
Back in a bowl game for the first time in five years, the Tulane football team reintroduced itself to the postseason in style. Tulane scored on its first four possessions, set a season high with 28 first downs and pulled away late for a 41-24 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in the AutoNation Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The victory gives Tulane (7-6) its first winning season since 2013 and just the program’s fourth winning season since 2000. The bowl victory was Tulane’s first since the 2002 Hawaii Bowl, and the team is now 5-7 all-time in bowl games. Darius Bradwell was named the game’s MVP, rushing for 150 yards to set a new Cure Bowl record and scoring two touchdowns on the ground. His 150 rushing yards and 35 carries were career highs as well as the largest totals in those categories in Green Wave bowl history. He reached 1,000 yards on the season as well, marking just the eighth time a Tulane player reached 1,000 yards in a single year.
Game Summary
Game Summary
ULL - Elijah McGuire 27 run (Hunter Stover kick), 10:57, 1st ULL - Alonzo Harris 15 run (S. Brauchle kick), 2:10, 1st ULL - Corey Trim 82 inception return (Stover kick(, 12:31, 2nd TU - Orleans Darwka 1 run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:55, 2nd TU - Darkwa 7 run (Santos kick), 1:58, 2nd TU - Darkwa 22 run (Santos kick), 2:34, 3rd ULL - Stover 27 FG, 9:56, 4th
ULL - Raymond Calais 38 run (Kyle Pfau kick), 2:35 1st TLN - Darius Bradwell 15 run (Merek Glover kick), 2:36 1st TLN - Terren Encalade 38 pass from Justin McMillan (Merek Glover kick), 2:59 1st TLN - Amare Jones 1 run (Merek Glover kick), 2:36 1st TLN - Merek Glover 38 FG, 4:32 2nd ULL - Kyle Pfau 43 FG, 0:23 2nd ULL - Elijah Mitchell 3 run (Kyle Pfau kick), 1:50, 3rd TLN - Merek Glover 26 FG, 4:51 3rd ULL - Jarrod Jackson 13 pass from Andre Nunez (Kyle Pfau kick), 1:04 4th TLN - Darius Bradwell 4 run (Merek Glover kick), 6:27 4th TLN - Justin McMillan 16 run (Merek Glover kick), 0:22 4th
Tulane Louisiana-Lafayette
First Downs Rushing Att.-Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-I) Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalty-Yards Time of Possession
0 14 7 0 — 21 14 7 0 3 — 24
Tulane 15 28-102 286 15-30-3 388 7-42.1 2-0 10-85 23:42
ULL 19 46-168 157 14-21-2 325 7-39.4 0-0 7-73 36:18
Rushing: (TU) Darkwa 16-83, Powell 5-14, Butler 3-7, Rounds 1-5, Montana 1-4, Kelley 1-(-2); (ULL) Harris 13-74, McGuire 11-45, Nixon 7-29, Broadway 14-21. Passing: (TU) Powell 10-21-1-223, Montana 5-8-1-63, Grant 0-1-1-0; (ULL) Broadway 12-19-2-143, Nixon 2-2-0-14. Receiving: (TU) Grant 7-113, Shackleford 2-63, Banks 2-19, Breaux 1-42, Kelley 1-28, Butler 1-11, Marfisi 1-10; (ULL) McGuire 7-94, Robinson 4-50, Surgent 2-2, Harris 1-11.
Tulane Louisiana-Lafayette
First Downs Rushing Att.-Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-I) Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalty-Yards Time of Possession
21 3 3 14 — 41 7 3 7 7 — 24
Tulane 28 69-337 145 11-18-1 482 2-41.5 1-1 1-5 40:31
ULL 11 30-84 174 11-25-1 258 7-40.1 0-0 1-15 19:29
Rushing: (TU) Bradwell 35-150, McMillan 10-72, Jones 6-63, Dauphine 8-31, Huderson 6-26; (ULL) Calais 3-41, Ragas 10-40, Mitchell 6-26, Lewis 2-(-5), Nunez 9-(-18). Passing: (TU) McMillan 11-18-1-145; (ULL) Nunez 8-17-0-136, Lewis 3-7-1-38. Receiving: (TU) Encalade 5-93, Clewis 2-17, Wallace 2-14, Jones 1-15, Mooney 1-6; (ULL) Malone 3-59, Barnes 3-29, Bradley 2-51, Ragas 1-15, Jackson 1-13, Mitchell 1-7.
HISTORY 2020 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
TULANE 30 SOUTHERN MISS 13 Jan. 24, 2020 • 38,513 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Tx.
Tulane senior quarterback Justin McMillan threw three touchdowns and was named game MVP as the Green Wave won their second straight bowl game for the first time in program history. Tulane topped Southern Miss, 30-13, in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. McMillan set Tulane bowl game records in passing yards with 215 and completion percentage at .722. SeniorwidereceiverJalenMcCleskey grabbed two receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown, while freshman running back Cameron Carrol had a team-high 48 yards and on the ground. Junior safeties Larry Brooks and Chase Kuerschen finished the game with an interception for the Green Wave. After Southern Miss jumped out to an early lead, Tulane responded with two field goals from junior Merek Glover before the half. The Green Wave added three touchdowns and another field goal in the third, all while holding the Golden Eagles scorless in the final three quarters.
Game Summary Tulane Southern Miss
0 6 24 0 — 30 13 0 0 0 — 13
USM - Quez Watkins 44 pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick failed), 12:07, 1st USM - Jack Abraham 3 run (Andrew Stein kick), 5:23, 1st TU - Merek Glover 31 FG, 12:41, 2nd TU - Glover 31 FG, 4:37, 2nd TU - Jalen McCleskey 52 pass from Justin McMillan (Glover kick), 13:20, 3rd TU - Glover 36 FG, 6:16, 3rd TU - Josh Robertson 7 pass from McMillan (Glover kick), 5:37, 3rd TU - Amare Jones 20 pass from McMillan (Glover kick), 1:54, 3rd First Downs Rushing Att.-Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-I) Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalty-Yards Time of Possession
Tulane 19 23-58 215 13-18-0 379 6-48.2 0-0 6-50 33:53
USM 15 48-164 301 26-45-2 359 8-39.8 0-0 10-82 26:07
Rushing: (TU) Carroll 9-48, McMillan 17-41, Bradwell 10-36, Jones 3-18, Huderson 4-11, Dauphine 2-6, Booker 1-1; (USM) Mosley 7-43, Baker 2-6, Anderson 2-5, Whatley 7-3, Abraham 4-2, Perkins 1-(-1). Passing: (TU) McMillan 13-18-0-215; (USM) Abraham 17-23-0-167, Whatley 9-22-2-134. Receiving: (TU) McCleskey 2-87, Jones 5-57, Mooney 3-43, Toles 1-15, Robertson 1-7, Dauphine 1-6; (USM) Watkins 8-121, Jones 7-62, Harris 4-49, Whatley 1-33, Mosley 3-17, McLaurin 1-8, Mitchell 1-7, Ladner 1-4.
HISTORY BOWL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
TEAM RECORDS
TOTAL OFFENSE
TOTAL OFFENSE
Plays Yards
RUSHING
Attempts Yards Avg. (min. 10 att.) Touchdowns
PASSING
Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns
RECEIVING Receptions Yards Touchdowns
SCORING
Touchdowns PATs Made PAT Attempts 2-Pt PATs Att. 2-Pt PATs Made FG Attempts FG Made
PUNTING
Punts Yards Avg. (Min. 5)
INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions Yards
KICKOFF RETURNS Returns Yards: Avg. (Min. 2) Touchdowns
PUNT RETURNS Returns Yards Avg. (Min. 2) Touchdowns
LONGEST PLAY Rush Pass Punt Kickoff Return Int. Return Punt Return
58 385
Terrence Jones................................................... 1987 Independence Shaun King....................................................................1998 Liberty
35 160 8.3 3
Darius Bradwell.................................................................2018 Cure Darius Bradwell.................................................................2018 Cure Wop Glover (14-117)........................................................ 1932 Rose Orleans Darkwa....................................................2013 New Orleans
Plays Yards
86 528
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette......................................................2018 Cure vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty
68 365 6.1 yds. 4
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure
40 23 .722 276 0 4 3
vs. Washington.................................................. 1987 Independence vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty vs. Southern Miss................................................ .2020 Armed Forces vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty vs. four teams vs. Houston...................................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet vs. Southern Miss................................................2019 Armed Forces
Total 28 Rushing 19 Passing 13 Penalty 4
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. Hawai’i.................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i vs. Hawai’i.................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i
RUSHING
Attempts Yards Average Touchdowns
PASSING 40 23 .722 276 3
Terrence Jones................................................... 1987 Independence Shaun King....................................................................1998 Liberty Justin McMillan (13 of 18)..................................2020 Armed Forces Shaun King....................................................................1998 Liberty Justin McMillan..................................................2020 Armed Forces
7 7 7 123 2
Ryan Grant............................................................2013 New Orleans Marc Zeno.......................................................... 1987 Independence Alton Alexis...................................................................1979 Liberty Kerwin Cook..................................................................1998 Liberty Dick Hardy.......................................................................1935 Sugar
3 3 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 3
Orleans Darkwa....................................................2013 New Orleans Justin McMillan..................................................2020 Armed Forces Merek Glover.....................................................................2018 Cure Brad Palazzo..................................................................1998 Liberty Merek Glover.....................................................................2018 Cure Brad Palazzo..................................................................1998 Liberty J.P. Losman................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i by three players Seth Marler................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i Merek Glover.......................................................2020 Armed Forces
9 353 48.4
Howard McNeill............................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Howard McNeill............................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Peter Picerelli........................................................2013 New Orleans
Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Fewest Ints. Interceptions Touchdowns
FIRST DOWNS
PUNTING Total Fewest Yards Average
11 2 374 47.0
vs. Texas A&M.................................................................1940 Sugar vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. Texas A&M..................................................................1940 Sugar vs. Hawai’i.................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i
10 10 1
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.........................................2013 New Orleans vs. Southern Miss................................................2020 Armed Forces vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure
8 225
vs. Houston...................................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet vs. Houston...................................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet
6 6 6 143
vs. Southern Cal................................................................ 1932 Rose vs. Temple........................................................................1935 Sugar vs. Texas A&M..................................................................1940 Sugar vs. Hawai’i.................................................................... 2002 Hawai’i
Most Points 41 Fewest Points 6
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette.....................................................2018 Cure vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty vs. Penn State................................................................1979 Liberty
PENALTIES Most Fewest
KICKOFF RETURNS
2 79
James McKinley................................................. 1987 Independence Michael Jordan..............................................................1998 Liberty
5 154 35 1
Martin Mitchell.............................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Martin Mitchell.............................................1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Amare Jones (2-70)...........................................................2018 Cure Monk Simons..........................................................1935 Sugar Bowl
6 143 35.8 1 1 1
Don Zimmerman.............................................................. 1932 Rose Lynaris Elpheage.......................................................... 2002 Hawai’i Lynaris Elpheage (4-143).............................................. 2002 Hawai’i Bobby Kellogg.................................................................1940 Sugar Mitchell Price..................................................... 1987 Independence Lynaris Elpheage.......................................................... 2002 Hawai’i
58 62 61 85 79 76
Wop Glover....................................................................... 1932 Rose N. Hall to M. Anderson.......................................... 1980 Hall of Fame Deron Smith (twice).......................................... 1987 Independence Monk Simons...................................................................1935 Sugar Michael Jordan..............................................................1998 Liberty Bobby Kellogg.................................................................1940 Sugar
Number Yards
PUNT RETURNS Punt Returns Yards
SCORING
INTERCEPTIONS Number Yards
DEFENSE*
Total Yards Rushing Yards Passing Yards First Downs *denotes fewest allowed
3 79 175 54 19 9
vs. Washington.................................................. 1987 Independence vs. BYU..........................................................................1998 Liberty by Colorado........................................................1970 Liberty by BYU................................................................1998 Liberty by Temple.............................................................1935 Sugar by Southern Cal......................................................1932 Rose